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Let $a, b$ be two non-zero real numbers. If $p$ and $r$ are the roots of the equation $x^{2}-8 \mathrm{a} x+2 \mathrm{a}=0$ and $\mathrm{q}$ and s are the roots of the equation $x^{2}+12 \mathrm{~b} x+6 \mathrm{~b}=0$, such that $\frac{1}{\mathrm{p}}, \frac{1}{\mathrm{q}}, \frac{1}{\mathrm{r}}, \frac{1}{\mathrm{~s}}$ are in A.P., then $\mathrm{a}^{-1}-\mathrm{b}^{-1}$ is equal to _____________.

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